Included in the admission to the La Rocca museum in Mondavio is Teatro Apollo (the Apollo Theater). It is across the small piazza in an unassuming building that looks very similar to the other Mondavio buildings.
This is a wide-angle view of the adorable theater itself, from its entrance.
The theater could be called 'intimate', otherwise known as very small. There are just 5 seats across the floor, and box seats around the edges. There are spots for 120 people in total, with most of the seats being in the boxes.
The view from a seat:
The theater building was once an ancient church dedicated to San Filippo Neri, although only the side walls and a crypt, which we did not see, remain from that church. The stage is positioned where the apse was once located. The theater was renovated in 1887, and the third row of booths were added. The decorations were redone in the style of the time. The ceiling is intricately painted. At the center is 'Apollo with Lyre'
Making his theatrical debut is Paul, which will give you a good idea of the size of the stage.
In 1947 the theater was transformed into a cinema, although it is no longer today. In another room of the building they had an old movie projector on display.
The view from the stage back to the audience:
Here is a better view of the box seat decorations, and the odd little lion with a human face.
The boxes themselves are fairly small.
And the view from two different boxes, one from the 1st tier and the last from the middle (2nd) tier.
Updated December 2023